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Butler Health System losses nearly doubled in 2023, according to financial statements
Butler Health System’s losses almost doubled in the fiscal year ending June 30, according to newly released financial documents. The system, which in January merged with Excela Health to create Independence Health System, lost $43.3 million in fiscal year 2023. Butler Health reported $22.8 million in losses in the fiscal...
Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund officials visit Flight 93 memorial, meet with community
“You are not forgotten.” That was the message Allison Turkel wanted to make clear for anyone who responded to the Flight 93 crash site in Stonycreek on Sept. 11, 2001. Turkel, who was appointed in March as special master of the federal Sept. 11th Victim Compensation Fund, was joined by...
First lady Jill Biden highlights Western Pa. workforce development efforts during Pittsburgh stop
First lady Jill Biden visited Pittsburgh on Wednesday and praised the region’s efforts in expanding workforce development programs and other career training initiatives. Pittsburgh was designated a “workforce hub” in May. That provided federal funding and other assistance to existing workforce training programs in the region. Pittsburgh is one of...
Ohio just legalized recreational marijuana. What does that mean for Pennsylvania?
On Tuesday, Ohio became the 24th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana after having a medical-only program in place. Now all of Pennsylvania’s neighbors, except West Virginia, allow recreational marijuana use. Pennsylvania passed medical marijuana laws in 2016. Pennsylvania medical marijuana patients must now be diagnosed with at least...
Veterans Day observed with activities across Westmoreland County, region
Those who have served in the armed forces will be recognized during the following Veterans Day programs: • WCCC The Center for Healthcare Solutions and Unity in the Community will hold a free Veterans Suicide Prevention Walk and Human Services Fair Friday on the main campus of Westmoreland County Community...
It was a night of firsts amid local, national election results
History was made around the U.S. — and in Western Pennsylvania — on Tuesday as several newly elected candidates earned firsts for their respective offices. In Allegheny County, Democrat Sara Innamorato became the first woman to win the county executive seat after she defeated Republican Joe Rockey. On the other...
2023 Western Pennsylvania election results roundup: Innamorato and Zappala win, local races
Voters in Western Pennsylvania headed out to the polls Tuesday to decide races from Westmoreland County commissioners to the Allegheny County executive and district attorney. Results for Allegheny and Westmoreland county races are posted here. Here’s what we know about the results Tuesday night: Statewide Pennsylvania Supreme Court • Democrat...
Election Day 2023: Polls close, write-in campaigns boost voter turnout, poll judge replaced
Voters in Western Pennsylvania and across the country headed out to the polls today to decide races from Westmoreland County commissioners to the Allegheny County executive and district attorney. There are numerous high-profile races on the ballots. Click here to read up on this year’s biggest races to keep an...
Morning Roundup: Assault charges over McDonald’s coffee order; shots fired into Braddock council candidate’s home
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 7: Police charge Latrobe man with assault over McDonald’s coffee order Pennsylvania State Police said a Latrobe man’s coffee order turned violent last week after he attacked a worker at the Unity McDonald’s when his drink was...
Morning Roundup: Man surrenders to SWAT in Upper Hill; 4 injured in Fayette County crash
Here are some of the latest news items from this morning, Monday, Nov. 6: Man surrenders following SWAT situation in Upper Hill A man surrendered to Pittsburgh police around 5:30 a.m. Monday after a SWAT incident that lasted nearly an hour in the city’s Upper Hill neighborhood. Police responded around...
What would recreational marijuana legalization do for Pennsylvania tax revenue?
Seven years after Pennsylvania legalized marijuana for medical use, lawmakers are debating whether to allow recreational use — and what that would look like. It has created quite a buzz in the evolving industry. “Pennsylvania has a lot of market potential,” said Brendan Mitchel- Chesebro, a marketing content manager for...
Insurance experts expect movement from lapsed Medicaid recipients to ACA plans
Insurance companies and health care advisers are bracing for an influx of customers seeking help with understanding Affordable Care Act insurance after they lost Medicaid coverage this year. April 1 saw the end of the pandemic-era extension for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage. Recipients who didn’t need...
Election Day races to watch across the region on Tuesday
From the Westmoreland County commissioners to the Allegheny County executive and district attorney, numerous high-profile races will greet voters on Election Day. Arguably, no race has been more contentious than for state Supreme Court, where Republican Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Carluccio and Democratic Superior Court Judge...
VA seeks to expand successful adult day health care program
The Pittsburgh VA is always seeking new ways to connect veterans, both with its services and with one another. After a successful start to its adult day health care program this summer, it’s seeking additional host sites in Monroeville, White Oak and the South Hills. “It’s been going rather well,”...
History and mystery merge at former West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville
Explore a Gothic-style fortress, prehistoric burial ground and more with a daycation trip to Moundsville, W.Va. Sitting about 70 miles south of Pittsburgh, Moundsville is tucked along the Ohio River in Marshall County. First settled in 1771 by James and Samuel Tomlinson of England and originally known as Grave Creek,...
School board meetings attract crowds as races become next political frontier
From book bans to gender-neutral bathrooms, culture wars have found a battlefield in Western Pennsylvania schools. National politics increasingly are influencing school boards, as party lines are splitting members over hot button issues such as sex education, trans rights and the appropriateness of classroom materials. School boards’ once-marginally attended monthly...
Butler County motorcyclist killed after striking deer along I-79
A Harmony motorcyclist was killed in a crash early Friday along Interstate 79 near the Cranberry exit. Pennsylvania State Police in Butler said the crash happened at 5:43 a.m. just south of Route 228 in Butler County. Police said Michael Webb, 52, was traveling southbound in the left passing lane...
Normalville woman dies in Fayette crash
A Normalville woman was killed in a crash this week in Fayette County. State police said Brittany R. Nicholson, 31, crashed a Subaru Outback that had been reported stolen. Nicholson was driving north on White Road in Saltlick Township, between Bear Rocks and Normalville, on Tuesday when troopers said she...
PepsiCo opens distribution center in Coraopolis
PepsiCo has an eye on expansion as it opened a 150,000-square-foot distribution center and warehouse in Coraopolis. The facility officially opened Wednesday near Pittsburgh International Airport. It handles about 10 million cases annually of beverages like Pepsi, Starbucks, Gatorade and Rockstar that it sends to retailers in Allegheny, Butler, Beaver...
Excela Health reports $36.2M loss for fiscal year ending June 30
Westmoreland County-based Excela Health, which merged with Butler Health System in January to form Independence Health, lost $36.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, according to a new disclosure report. That’s $15 million more than losses reported in the previous fiscal year ending in June 2022, when it...
Coroner IDs man killed in pileup on I-80
A New York man riding as a passenger in a Mercedes Benz SUV was killed after a car hit and then pinned him in the SUV in a massive pileup that closed I-80’s eastbound lanes in Mercer County for nearly 11 hours, authorities said. Mercer County Coroner John A. Libonati...
Morning Roundup: Record-low temperature nearly reached in Pittsburgh
Here are some of the latest news items on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023: Near record low temperature in Pittsburgh It was an unseasonably cold morning in the Pittsburgh area Thursday and the record-low temperature of 25 degrees, set in 1879 and reached again in 1905, was nearly reached shortly before...
EMS directors: Reimbursement legislation ‘a step in the right direction’
Recent state legislation will increase the reimbursement local ambulance services receive when treating Medicaid patients, but EMS directors said they still are running in the red most of the time. “Every little bit helps,” said Darrick Gerano, director for Murrysville Medic One. “Any increase we can get from any insurance...
Inflation, end of additional covid-era SNAP benefits increase need for food pantry assistance
Every month, volunteers at the Mt. Pleasant Area Food Pantry see more and more unfamiliar faces. “This is the busiest we’ve ever been. Not just my pantry but every pantry,” said Marie Ochaba, head coordinator of the pantry at Church of God on West Main Street. “I’m probably signing up...
U.S. Steel to cut more than 100 workers related to IT
U.S. Steel is laying off more than 100 workers as the Pittsburgh steel maker changes its IT operations. According to a WARN notice filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the Pittsburgh steelmaker is letting go of 105 workers, primarily at a location on the South Side. U.S....
